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2026 California District 1 House Election

James Gallagher (R)

About this race

This district leans Democratic. James Gallagher, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

Key issues in California

Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

James Gallagher Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,488,906 raised · $1,156,006 spent · $332,899 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Affordability, public safety, energy production, border security, parental rights, farms, small businesses

Mike McGuire Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,827,711 raised · $1,675,105 spent · $152,606 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Affordability, jobs, healthcare, reproductive rights, wildfire prevention

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

James Gallagher RMike McGuire D
Raised$1.5M$1.8M
Individuals$960K64%$1.5M84%
PACs & parties$283K19%$300K16%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$246K17%$1360%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

James Gallagher 144 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.5M
Campaign spent$1.2M
Cash on hand$333K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals64%
PACs / committees19%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Candidate committee$6K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Candidate committee$4K
  • Candidate committee$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Trade association PAC$4K
  • Trade association PAC$4K
  • Labor PAC$4K
  • Leadership PAC$4K
  • Leadership PAC$4K
  • Leadership PAC$3K
  • Organization$3K
  • Leadership PAC$3K
  • Corporate PAC$3K

Showing the 50 biggest of 144 donors. The other 94 gave $118K combined.

Plus $853K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See James Gallagher’s full FEC filings →

Mike McGuire 894 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.8M
Campaign spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$153K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals84%
PACs / committees16%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$21K
  • Labor PAC$20K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$18K
  • Individual$15K
  • Labor PAC$15K
  • Labor PAC$15K
  • Labor PAC$15K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 894 donors. The other 844 gave $838K combined.

Plus $509K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Mike McGuire’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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